Deseret Evening News | 1901-07-11 | Page 4 | Victims of Patriotism

lMH IH Ol OP PATRIOTISM According to figures obtained In Chi Chicago ChIca ago cago ca o the tho casualties of ot the tha Fourth of oC July J l throughout tho the country amounted fu in 1611 Jut Hut th the returns are byno IW by no moans complete They Ther are arc only ont ap tip approximately up proximately correct A contemporary compares this aunt num number her ber of accidents to it the tIne casualties In Inn th tin three days battle around Santiago ninth mid finds that the total number of ot dead doad wounded and missing as liS a 11 result of that lighting II II 11 II was UM 1692 or III eighteen lee Its than tho thin victims of ot Independence Day Va The fatalities were greater at nt Santiago the th dead being no 20 as Ith against l nineteen n who Wino died of received hurling during tim tho celebration calibration There should be te some somo way wn of ot cele oak celebrating brating the tine birth of a n tuition nation different from that which yearly arh craves n as many victims as Os a te rut battle Minister Wu Win In his hll Philadelphia oration reminded 1 hl mb 1118 hearer that tine the came from chinn It IL is In no way n so an n Ameri American can dun Institution Its connection with whit American Independence In is II not clem If It patriotism must find nn ann expression In itt noise t It should be American nole nohe on such Much a n tiny day ninth find 1 hot the tine noise that In tine the hand Is l of pagan origin per ier hip hasps hi lit n a relic of ot fire tire worship